OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews is 147. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Plant microbial fuel cells from the perspective of photovoltaics: Efficiency, power, and applications	1330
Performance improvement of absorption chillers: A review on nanoparticle addition	985
From knowledge gaps to technological maturity: A comparative review of pathways to deep emission reduction for energy-intensive industries	644
Review of thermal management of electronics and phase change materials	628
A review on applications of optical visualization technologies for water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells	585
Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production for sustainable bioeconomy: Potential and research challenges	549
Grid-friendly optimization of energy communities through enhanced multiple participation	532
Thermal-hydraulic performance and optimization of printed circuit heat exchangers for supercritical fluids: A review	527
Unleashing the full potential of vinasse fermentation in sugarcane biorefineries	383
A review on photocatalytic seawater splitting with efficient and selective catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction	379
Editorial Board	371
A group decision-making method for technology selection of petrochemical enterprises	368
Ex-post analysis of energy subsidy removal through integrated energy systems modelling	362
Energy-transport scheduling for green vehicles in seaport areas: A review on operation models	337
Desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge powered by renewable energy sources: Current status and future perspectives	335
Hydrogen production via anaerobic digestion of coal modified by white-rot fungi and its application benefits analysis	333
Quantifying dynamic solar gains in buildings: Measurement, simulation and data-driven modelling	329
A degradation-based stochastic optimization framework for inspection and maintenance in marine energy systems	326
The future of PV tracking? An interdisciplinary performance assessment of a novel design with panel protection	310
Evaluating financial implications of renewable energy for climate action and sustainable development goals	307
Leveraging green electricity to drive propylene production in membrane reactors	304
Floating photovoltaic system based electrical power generation study in Indian context	303
Renewable natural gas value chain based on cryogenic carbon capture, utilization and storage, and power-to-gas for a net-zero CO2 economy	284
Overview of energy modeling requirements and tools for future smart energy systems	279
Review of classical and nonlocal nanofluid models for solar collectors	273

Solar-powered organic Rankine cycles: A technical and historical review	269
Artificial solid electrolyte interphase: The Holy Grail for Li-S batteries	252
A deep learning approach to predict and optimise energy in fish processing industries	250
Selfish batteries vs. benevolent optimizers	249
Editorial Board	244
Is there a net economic loss from employing reference class forecasting in the appraisal of hydropower projects?	243
Editorial Board	236
The cost of utility discretion on residential solar requirements	235
Probabilistic analysis of wind turbine performance degradation due to blade erosion accounting for uncertainty of damage geometry	232
Editorial Board	228
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Development of all-inorganic lead halide perovskites for carbon dioxide photoreduction	223
Energy optimal design of servo-actuated systems: A concurrent approach based on scaling rules	223
Editorial Board	222
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Examining energy justice: Empirical analysis of clean cooking transition across social groups in India, 2004–2018	219
A study on energy distribution strategy of electric vehicle hybrid energy storage system considering driving style based on real urban driving data	218
Conceptual design of energy market topologies for communities and their practical applications in EU: A comparison of three case studies	217
Critical systemic risk sources in global lithium-ion battery supply networks: Static and dynamic network perspectives	216
Progress of auto-cascade refrigeration systems performance improvement: Composition separation, shift and regulation	216
Modeling and multi-objective optimization of microalgae biomass production and CO2 biofixation using hybrid intelligence approaches	216
Will the public in emerging economies support renewable energy? Evidence from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	216
Sustainable energy transition and its demand for scarce resources: Insights into the German Energiewende through a new risk assessment framework	215
A comprehensive review of composite phase change material based thermal management system for lithium-ion batteries	214
Contemporary advances in organic thermoelectric materials: Fundamentals, properties, optimization strategies, and applications	214
Mechanisms and motivations: Green electricity trading in China's high-energy-consuming industries	213
Solar-assisted ground source heat pump system operated in heating mode: A case study in Tunisia	212
Land use for United States power generation: A critical review of existing metrics with suggestions for going forward	211
Heat transfer intensification of jet impingement using exciting jets - A comprehensive review	210
Spectral integration of clear-sky atmospheric transmittance: Review and worldwide performance	210
A comprehensive Review on interfacial delamination in photovoltaic modules	208
Techno-economic assessment of CO2 capture possibilities for oil shale power plants	208
Charging station Stochastic Programming for Hydrogen/Battery Electric Buses using Multi-Criteria Crow Search Algorithm	206
Synthesis of biomass-mediated hierarchical Zeolite socony Mobil–5 and their selectivity for lignin conversion to bio-oils: Review and perspective	206
Editorial Board	206
Consumers are “trapped” in rooftop solar projects: Analyzing 101 decisions	206
Quantitative fault detection and diagnosis methods for vapour compression chillers: Exploring the potential for field-implementation	204
Exploring a decarbonization framework for a Swedish automotive paint shop	200
Unlocking silver from end-of-life photovoltaic panels: A concise review	200
Multi-objective optimization of medium-enthalpy geothermal Organic Rankine Cycle plants	199
A multi-sector, multi-node, and multi-scenario energy system analysis for the Caribbean with focus on the role of offshore floating photovoltaics	198
Techno-economic analysis and network design for CO₂ conversion to jet fuels in the United States	197
Evaluating the interplay of community behaviour and microgrid design through optimisation modelling in local energy markets	196
Nondimensional convection numbers modeling thermally stratified storage tanks: Richardson's number and hot-water tanks	195
Household cooking in the context of carbon neutrality: A machine-learning-based review	195
Editorial Board	195

Integration of sustainability, stakeholder and process approaches for sustainable offshore wind farm decommissioning	194
Development and challenges of bifacial photovoltaic technology and application in buildings: A review	194
Why is it so difficult to replace diesel in Nunavut, Canada?	194
Integrated application of morphological, anatomical, biochemical and physico-chemical methods to identify superior, lignocellulosic grass feedstocks for bioenergy purposes	193
Energy generation in the canal irrigation network in India: Integrated spatial planning framework on the Upper Ganga Canal corridor	193
A technical and economical comparison of excess heat transport technologies	191
Editorial Board	189
Carbon dioxide life cycle assessment for Brazilian passenger cars fleet towards 2050	188
Geothermal energy in Serbia – Current state, utilization and perspectives	187
Comparison of different methods of spatial disaggregation of electricity generation and consumption time series	186
Comprehensive techno-economic assessment of power technologies and synthetic fuels under discussion for ship applications	186
Materials, performances and applications of electric heating films	183
Closed-loop pressure retarded osmosis draw solutions and their regeneration processes: A review	183
Changes in energy consumption according to building use type under COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea	181
Computational modeling studies on microfluidic fuel cell: A prospective review	180
A novel thermal comfort model modified by time scale and habitual trajectory	179
Application of wireless energy transmission technology in electric vehicles	178
Advancing biological processing for valorization of plastic wastes	178
Stable energy, energy inequality, and climate change vulnerability in Pan-Third Pole regions: Empirical analysis in cross-national rural areas	177
Two-phase operation for coordinated charging of electric vehicles in a market environment: From electric vehicle aggregators’ perspective	176
Lignocellulose-degrading chimeras: Emerging perspectives for catalytic aspects, stability, and industrial applications	174
Delivering negative emissions innovation on the right track: A patent analysis	174
Kernel learning for intra-hour solar forecasting with infrared sky images and cloud dynamic feature extraction	173
Flexibility chart 2.0: An accessible visual tool to evaluate flexibility resources in power systems	172
Massive grid-scale energy storage for next-generation concentrated solar power: A review of the potential emerging concepts	171
Bioenergy with carbon capture and utilization: A review on the potential deployment towards a European circular bioeconomy	171
The role of internet of things adoption on the sustainability performance of the renewable energy supply chain: A conceptual framework	170
Economic analysis of advanced biofuels, renewable gases, electrofuels and recycled carbon fuels for the Greek transport sector until 2050	170
A factor analysis and self-organizing map based evaluation approach for the renewable energy heating potentials at county level: A case study in China	169
Advances in combustion control for natural gas–diesel dual fuel compression ignition engines in automotive applications: A review	169
Regime-dependent 1-min irradiance separation model with climatology clustering	169
Prioritising Positive Energy Districts to achieve carbon neutral cities: Delphi-DANP approach	169
Available solar resources and photovoltaic system planning strategy for highway	168
Floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamics: Trends and future challenges	168
Perspective of staged hydrogen economy in Japan: A case study based on the data-driven method	167
Comparative techno-economic and energy analyses of integrated biorefinery processes of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from biomass residue	166
Estimation of one-minute direct normal irradiance using a deep neural network for five climate zones	166
Bioinspired spiking spatiotemporal attention framework for lithium-ion batteries state-of-health estimation	166
Materials for energy conversion in membrane distillation localized heating: Review, analysis and future perspectives of a paradigm shift	166
Six sigma with the blue economy fundamentals to assess the economic and environmental performance in the aircraft refueling process	166
Wind speed prediction in China with fully-convolutional deep neural network	165
On the influence of wind speed model resolution on the global technical wind energy potential	164
A review of conventional and alternative cementitious materials for geothermal wells	164
MPF-Net: A computational multi-regional solar power forecasting framework	163
Dynamic thermal environment management technologies for data center: A review	162
Modeling the impact of some independent parameters on the syngas characteristics during plasma gasification of municipal solid waste using artificial neural network and stepwise linear regression meth	161
The spillover of financial development on CO2 emission: A spatial econometric analysis of Asia-Pacific countries	161
Modeling flexibility in energy systems — comparison of power sector models based on simplified test cases	158
Capital cost estimation for advanced nuclear power plants	157
Economic analysis with multiscale high-throughput screening for covalent organic framework adsorbents in ammonia-based green hydrogen separation	156
Systemic sustainability and resilience assessment of health systems, addressing global societal priorities: Learnings from a top nonprofit hospital in a bioclimatic building in Africa	156
Supporting the 2030 agenda for sustainable development: Special issue dedicated to the conference on sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems 2019	156
A review of key technologies in relation to large-scale clusters of electric vehicles supporting a new power system	154
Hybrid prediction method of solar irradiance applied to short-term photovoltaic energy generation	153
Impacts of photovoltaic and energy storage system adoption on public transport: A simulation-based optimization approach	153
Transition towards carbon-neutral districts based on storage techniques and spatiotemporal energy sharing with electrification and hydrogenation	152
Waste heat utilization from internal combustion engines for power augmentation and refrigeration	152
Emerging radiative materials and prospective applications of radiative sky cooling - A review	152
Coupling biochar with anaerobic digestion in a circular economy perspective: A promising way to promote sustainable energy, environment and agriculture development in China	151
Climate adaptation of existing buildings: A critical review on planning energy retrofit strategies for future climate	151
Biorefinery: A comprehensive concept for the sociotechnical transition toward bioeconomy	150
The impact of landfill operation factors on improving biogas generation in Brazil	149
The application and treatment of freshwater macrophytes as potential biogas base materials: A review	149
System integration costs of wind and hydropower generations in Turkey	149
Sustainable aquaculture and animal feed from microalgae – Nutritive value and techno-functional components	149
Thermal comfort maintenance in demand response programs: A critical review	149
Numerical investigations on pilot ignited high pressure direct injection natural gas engines: A review	149
Recent advances in superhydrophobic polymers for antireflective self-cleaning solar panels	149
Techno-economic and environmental characterization of industrial technologies for transparent bottom-up energy modeling	148
Prospective environmental impact assessment and simulation applied to an emerging biowaste-based energy technology in Europe	148
Analyzing the co-evolutionary dynamics of consumers’ attitudes and green energy technologies based on a triple-helix model	148
An economic viability and environmental impact assessment of mango processing waste-based biorefineries for co-producing bioenergy and bioactive compounds	147
Urban solar harvesting: The importance of diffuse shadows in complex environments	147
Effect of novel Ni2P-loaded catalysts on algal pyrolysis bio-oil	147